gcu HCA450 week 8 assignment and discussions

Week 8 DQ’s

 

Discussion Question #1  {Due Wednesday by Midnight /Arizona Time!}

Max Points: 5.0

What are some of the different stakeholder perspectives on quality that may be present across the health care spectrum? How might they differ from each other? Why do we see this as a potential challenge?

 

 

 

Discussion Question #2 {Due Friday by Midnight/ Arizona time!}

Max Points: 5.0

Provide an example of how quality improvement initiatives may differ among various organizations such as the VA, hospital, and LTC. What driving forces support each of these organizations, how does this impact quality improvement?

 

 

(ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND RUBRIC)

 

 

Quality Improvement Proposal

Due Date: Sunday Nov. 18, 2018 23:59:59      

Max Points: 95

Details: You have just been hired as the special assistant to the chief executive officer (CEO) of your health care organization, Thunder Hospital. Your duty is to head up the new quality improvement department. The hospital is experiencing growth but is also facing patient safety problems. The hospital is averaging approximately five patient falls per week, medication errors, and a 25% rise in hospital-acquired infections.    

Based upon what you have learned in this class, prepare a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you propose a quality improvement plan to present to the CEO addressing one of these issues.

 Identify the type of quality improvement plan you will use and include consideration of the effects that implementation of the proposal will have upon at least three different stakeholder perspectives.

How will your plan improve overall quality in that area?

Cite at least four references, including your textbook.

 While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.                                                                                                           This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are not required to submit this assignment to Lopes Write.

RUBRIC:

40.0 % Proposed Improvement Steps and Stakeholder Proposal to Address a Health Care Quality Issue, Including Perspectives :

Proposal demonstrates thorough knowledge of the concept of quality in health care improvement processes and implications. Proposal thoroughly develops an understanding of stakeholder perspectives as specified in the assignment. Proposal clearly answers the questions and develops a very strong rationale. Proposal introduces appropriate examples.

30.0 %   Presentation of Content: The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

10.0 %   Layout

10.0 %   Language Use and Audience Awareness

      5%    Mechanics of Writing

5%    Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.